Escaping the Heat

 This summer we have discovered how much we love living only an hour away from the coast.  This is the second time we have decided to pack up after church and drive to the beach for a picnic dinner.  Today it was hot (close to 90) at home, so we thought we would be cooler at the coast, and we would be more comfortable.  Little did we guess that it would be almost 30 degrees cooler there.

So first lesson learned today: Always bring a change of clothes for colder weather for Emma.  We arrived, and she was dressed in a little pair of shorts and tee shirt for 80 degrees.  I always pack our sweatshirts, so that helped.  I just wish I had grabbed pants for her as well.  She didn't seem to notice until we were on our way home, but by then we were able to turn on the heat, until we got back to the hot weather at home.

 So Emma loves the beach.  She was all excited to gather rocks and dig in the sand.  We sat close to a father with his three boys, and they had a nice hole already going that Emma joined them with.

  Glenn had also brought our kite, and she loved this.  Emma has been asking to fly a kite, so this was her first time.  She was so excited to help Daddy put it up, and she took care of the tail.  She held it up until the kite got too high for her to keep it in her hand.  Then she ran to Daddy so that she could hold the string. She did such a good job, and I loved watching Glenn teach her this.

We sat right in front of this rock pile, and Emma couldn't be more pleased.  She kept finding more rocks to stack and add to the pile.  Rocks are an important part of the beach experience with our little one.